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Essential Dystopian Books

If you're gonna read some dystopian books, these are the ones to go for. These are the best of the best, the most memorable and impactful.
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Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
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Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
2
Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
3
Suzanne Collins
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
5
Aldous Huxley
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
6
Ray Bradbury
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
7
Lois Lowry
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
8
Margaret Atwood
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
9
Mary Shelley
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
10
Shirley Jackson
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
11
Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
12
Margaret Atwood
Maddaddam (Margaret Atwood)
Maddaddam
13
Margaret Atwood
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
14
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
15
Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents
16
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
17
Stephen King
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
18
Alan Moore
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
19
Philip K. Dick
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men
20
P.D. James
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
21
Robert Harris
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
22
Veronica Roth
Insurgent (Veronica Roth)
Insurgent
23
Veronica Roth
Allegiant (Veronica Roth)
Allegiant
24
Veronica Roth
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
25
Joanna Russ
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
26
Dhalgren (Samuel R. Delany)
Dhalgren
27
Samuel R. Delany
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
28
Arthur C. Clarke
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
29
John Wyndham
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
30
Richard Matheson
Uglies (Scott Westerfeld)
Uglies
31
Scott Westerfeld
Pretties (Scott Westerfeld)
Pretties
32
Scott Westerfeld
Specials (Scott Westerfeld)
Specials
33
Scott Westerfeld
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Patrick Ness)
The Knife of Never Letting Go
34
Patrick Ness
The Ask and the Answer (Patrick Ness)
The Ask and the Answer
35
Patrick Ness
Monsters of Men
Monsters of Men
36
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
37
Octavia Butler
Adulthood Rites (Octavia Butler)
Adulthood Rites
38
Octavia Butler
Imago (Octavia Butler)
Imago
39
Octavia Butler
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
40
James Dashner
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